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the state of missouri and the obama administration wanted a blanket rule allowing the blood tests without a warrant. thousands of people in southwestern pakistan were homeless today-- 24 hours after a powerful earthquake rocked neighboring iran. at least 700 homes in the mashkel area of baluchistan province were reduced to rubble. some 35 pakistanis were killed in the quake, and another 150 were injured. the pakistani army said it deployed several hundred soldiers to the quake zone to bring much-needed humanitarian relief. in the middle east, islamist militants fired at least two rockets from egypt's sinai peninsula into southern israel, adding to growing security concerns there. they targeted the resort town of eilat. but police officials said there were no casualties. meanwhile, palestinians in the west bank and gaza marked prisoner day, urging israel to release palestinian detainees. they waved flags and carried pictures of some of the 4,500 palestinians in custody. new zealand became the 13th country in the world today -- and the first in the asia- pacific region-- to legalize same se
the state of missouri and the obama administration wanted a blanket rule allowing the blood tests without a warrant. thousands of people in southwestern pakistan were homeless today-- 24 hours after a powerful earthquake rocked neighboring iran. at least 700 homes in the mashkel area of baluchistan province were reduced to rubble. some 35 pakistanis were killed in the quake, and another 150 were injured. the pakistani army said it deployed several hundred soldiers to the quake zone to bring...
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on the issue of the obama administration during the 2008 campaign, president obama criticized the bush administration treatment of detainees and the candidate obama promised to close guantanamo and reject torture without exception or equivocation pitting it he also criticized previous administrations for the executives included repeated invocation of the state secret privilege to get civil lawsuits thrown out of court and promised to lead a new era of openness. the administration has fulfilled some of the promises and conspicuously failed to fulfil others. in some cases because congress has blocked them but in other cases for the reasons of their own. as asa mentioned earlier, a high level secrecy involving their rendition and torture of detainees and september 11th to not continue to be justified on the basis of national security authorized enhanced techniques have been publicly disclosed. the former employees publication of detailed accounts of individual interrogations. ongoing classification of material document and these practices serves only to conceal evidence of wrongdoing and
on the issue of the obama administration during the 2008 campaign, president obama criticized the bush administration treatment of detainees and the candidate obama promised to close guantanamo and reject torture without exception or equivocation pitting it he also criticized previous administrations for the executives included repeated invocation of the state secret privilege to get civil lawsuits thrown out of court and promised to lead a new era of openness. the administration has fulfilled...
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the obama administration needs to direct the f.a.a. to review their current spending and use their existing flexibility to keep america moving as smoothly as possible. because ensuring the safe, efficient movement of the traveling public is a much higher priority than the administration's own travel, conferences, and consultants. not all government spend something created equally. and so this morning i'm calling on the obama administration and the f.a.a. to be smarter and more transparent about the sequester. now, that means prioritizing funding to ensure that flights are not needlessly delayed or canceled. if for some reason the president or f.a.a. don't believe they have the flexibility to address this issue, they should ask congress for the flexibility they need. until then, however, they should use the flexibility we all know they do have to ease the burden on passengers. but let's be clear: we wouldn't even be in this situation if the administration hadn't rejected the flexibility we offered them months ago, or if they'd done the
the obama administration needs to direct the f.a.a. to review their current spending and use their existing flexibility to keep america moving as smoothly as possible. because ensuring the safe, efficient movement of the traveling public is a much higher priority than the administration's own travel, conferences, and consultants. not all government spend something created equally. and so this morning i'm calling on the obama administration and the f.a.a. to be smarter and more transparent about...
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that was the dream from ted kennedy through the obama administration. it ensures that every child in america had health coverage. it enensures that if you are sick you can't become bankrupt. i was very proud of that vote. i think it is something that modeled upon the massachusetts law. i voted for obamacare. i believe it is important, i blivet goes right to fundamental values in our state and in our country. i believe it is a right and not a privilege to have access to our health care. i voted yes and steve voted no. >> mr. lynch, 90 seconds. >> sure. let me address that. i don't think that is biggest difference, the biggest difference between ed and i, if you look at our records. i go back. ed is a policy guy. i'm a people guy. that's why i was explaining before that on all of these fights with the bank bailout, you know, ed was with the banks and i was with the people. on the fishing issue, i'm with the fishermen, the fishing families. ed is not. on homeland security issues, i'm with the firefighters, the nurses, the police, ed voted no on those issue
that was the dream from ted kennedy through the obama administration. it ensures that every child in america had health coverage. it enensures that if you are sick you can't become bankrupt. i was very proud of that vote. i think it is something that modeled upon the massachusetts law. i voted for obamacare. i believe it is important, i blivet goes right to fundamental values in our state and in our country. i believe it is a right and not a privilege to have access to our health care. i voted...
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administration knew about fisker a full year before it froze the company loan. charles: this is beyond picking winners and losers, it's about honesty, trust, wasting the public's money. discarding our opinions and free market and saying we know better and then not being honest enough to admit you're failures and sometimes barack obama thinks being president means never having to say i'm sorry, a mea culpa, things happen, it's a terrorist bombing, a failed industry, it doesn't mean you're a bad president, you can't control everything, and don't waste our money on it. stuart: fisker is done. charles: 400 million of our dollars into it and even when they told the public otherwise. >> and make a green energy program that's picture perfect and it's not and the news reports are out that the company was approached by a government official to take this loan and they're pushing tax-free money on to failing companies. >> they've got the money pushing out there, please take it, all right. and the blame game shifts to capitol hill in our next hour. three big issues being ad
administration knew about fisker a full year before it froze the company loan. charles: this is beyond picking winners and losers, it's about honesty, trust, wasting the public's money. discarding our opinions and free market and saying we know better and then not being honest enough to admit you're failures and sometimes barack obama thinks being president means never having to say i'm sorry, a mea culpa, things happen, it's a terrorist bombing, a failed industry, it doesn't mean you're a bad...
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the obama administration knew about the sequester for onths. there were three days notice to implement the furloughs that are now being blamed for these elays. there was no mention of the magnitude and impact of delays of these furloughs that were just right around the corner. it seems implausible that he did not know about them when he was testifying last week. was the administration hiding the ball from the travelling public? it seems like a fair uestion. guest: it is about what is the problem. the problem is how the sequester is impacting air-traffic. that is not the problem. the problem is the sequestration. the focus on air-traffic -- this is about hiding the ball on those who are criticizing the faa. o take care of all this -- i would say hearing congress criticized the sequester and criticizing the impact on the faa is like a guy who picks a big boulder and blames the oulder four is broken toe. we wrote the sequester law. we should fix the entire sequestration. host: this is from "the wall street journal." guest: because "the wall street
the obama administration knew about the sequester for onths. there were three days notice to implement the furloughs that are now being blamed for these elays. there was no mention of the magnitude and impact of delays of these furloughs that were just right around the corner. it seems implausible that he did not know about them when he was testifying last week. was the administration hiding the ball from the travelling public? it seems like a fair uestion. guest: it is about what is the...
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now it's frustrating to me that the obama administration, our president, would target an industry that's providing clean, affordable energy for our country, providing jobs in my district and across the country and keeping that electricity bill at home low for our families, but he is. and the second regulation that he is talking about is going to impact what's called coal ash and try to make it a hazardous waste. this is something that is not hazardous. and it is going to increase the cost of cement. now we need cement, we're building new highways, we need it in our building new homes, we need it for businesses that are building. why would we do this that's going to increase the cost of -- for that. we have in missouri five cement plants that provide 12,000 jobs, yet if this continues to go through, we're going to see an increase in cement costs. so here, gentlemen, we have two examples of regulations coming out of washington here. they are increasing the cost for our families at home and they're killing jobs and increasing our electricity costs. it's wrong and i will continue to stand ag
now it's frustrating to me that the obama administration, our president, would target an industry that's providing clean, affordable energy for our country, providing jobs in my district and across the country and keeping that electricity bill at home low for our families, but he is. and the second regulation that he is talking about is going to impact what's called coal ash and try to make it a hazardous waste. this is something that is not hazardous. and it is going to increase the cost of...
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unfortunately, the obama administration in the past several years reduced funding for school safety by over $300 million. next to me are detailed the security our cools stkpwrapbts were cut $110 million in 2012. school safety initiative was cut $53 million in 2011. and the safe and drug-free schools grants were cut $184 million in 2010. this substitute restores funding for school safety. if the effort is to protect our kids -- and i know all 100 senators want to do everything we can to protect our kids. one of the most direct ways is to make sure there are resources on the ground protecting our kids. and so this bill would provide $3400 million in funding -- $300 million in funding, 30 million a year for ten years, to do exactly that, to provide funding for the secure our schools grants. a fourth area is improving the existing background checks as it concerns mental illness. if you look for a common theme among these mass murderers that we have seen recent years, one of the most disturbing things is we've seen person after person with serious mental illness accessing firearms and using
unfortunately, the obama administration in the past several years reduced funding for school safety by over $300 million. next to me are detailed the security our cools stkpwrapbts were cut $110 million in 2012. school safety initiative was cut $53 million in 2011. and the safe and drug-free schools grants were cut $184 million in 2010. this substitute restores funding for school safety. if the effort is to protect our kids -- and i know all 100 senators want to do everything we can to protect...
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it was a dream from harry truman to ted kennedy to the obama administration. it ensured a preexisting condition could not be denied coverage and every child in america have health coverage and if he became sick that she could not become bankrupt in two thirds of all bankruptcies were because of illness. i was very proud of that vote and a dissenting modeled upon the massachusetts law. i voted for obamacare. i believe it is important. i believe it goes straight to fundamental values in our state and our country. i believe it is a right not a privilege to have access to health care. so i voted yes on obamacare and steve started out. moderator: mr. lynch come in 90. lynch: the biggest difference between ed and i is if you look at our records and i go back, ed is a policy guy and i'm a people guy. that's why was explained before about the size with the bank bailout, you know, ed was with the banks and i was at the people. on the phishing issues, i'm at the fishermen, the fishing families. ed is not. on the homeland security issues, i am at the firefighters come an
it was a dream from harry truman to ted kennedy to the obama administration. it ensured a preexisting condition could not be denied coverage and every child in america have health coverage and if he became sick that she could not become bankrupt in two thirds of all bankruptcies were because of illness. i was very proud of that vote and a dissenting modeled upon the massachusetts law. i voted for obamacare. i believe it is important. i believe it goes straight to fundamental values in our state...
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when the obama administration both obama and mccain were both saying they will close on guantanamo. dozenent back a few detainees. the majority are a bolt of -- the majority were transferred during the george bush administration. just today the military judge granted a defense continuance in the u.s.s. cole bomber. inse cases will continue motions in june. host: why is there still 166 if the obama administration wanted to shut down? in june 2006 president obama announced that he would very much like to close guantanamo. whens in wind down mode obama was in office. to his credit he put a coat on that by signing that executive order ordering it to be closed within the year. it is still open because there was a window of opportunity in the first two years of the obama administration he had his own party in power in the senate and own party in power in the house. use some political cash, some will to force the culture -- forced the closure of that place. he would need to up the risk calculus. the major population at of many.o are tweet patch with it most of the saudis. the amenis have n
when the obama administration both obama and mccain were both saying they will close on guantanamo. dozenent back a few detainees. the majority are a bolt of -- the majority were transferred during the george bush administration. just today the military judge granted a defense continuance in the u.s.s. cole bomber. inse cases will continue motions in june. host: why is there still 166 if the obama administration wanted to shut down? in june 2006 president obama announced that he would very much...
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the administration should inform congress of the effects of the abandoned and failed obama administration phase adaptive approach and over their plan to complete the bush administration 's alaska missile defense strategy. further, since completion of the alaska field alone is insufficient for the full protection of the united states, i am calling upon the administration to sport the site, selection, and completion of the united states east coast missile field to complement the alaska site. the world is not becoming a safer place. offering to weaken our defenses in hopes of a rational--irrational nations suspending their weapons programs is not an effective strategy to protect the united states. simply put, these offers are of greater benefits to our adversaries than to the protection of the american people. they are to the detriment of the american people. ith that i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from california, ms. chu, for five minutes. ms. chu: this month the san pedro valley lost a wonderful leader, the native american community lost a true
the administration should inform congress of the effects of the abandoned and failed obama administration phase adaptive approach and over their plan to complete the bush administration 's alaska missile defense strategy. further, since completion of the alaska field alone is insufficient for the full protection of the united states, i am calling upon the administration to sport the site, selection, and completion of the united states east coast missile field to complement the alaska site. the...
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>> well, the obama administration has changed a number of things. and we have reason to believe that by executive order they -- that things are better. >> bill: that we're no longer engaging in torture? >> not that we can tell right now. the problem is this is done by executive order. it can be changed. we think the congress needs to come in, look at the laws, close the loopholes and make it very, very difficult if not impossible for future governments to come in and say torture is the thing we want to do. >> bill: now i have a question why you need a new law when there are already laws on the books. before we go to break, i doubt that your commission got into this question. i have to ask it. if we know that members of our government knowingly broke the law, why shouldn't they be held responsible and accountable for breaking the law? >> i think that's a good question. we did not get into that. as a panel, did not want to get into making those kinds of accusations. however, i think it is very important that the classified information be made public a
>> well, the obama administration has changed a number of things. and we have reason to believe that by executive order they -- that things are better. >> bill: that we're no longer engaging in torture? >> not that we can tell right now. the problem is this is done by executive order. it can be changed. we think the congress needs to come in, look at the laws, close the loopholes and make it very, very difficult if not impossible for future governments to come in and say...
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i'll also put this notice from the obama administration in the record without objection. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mr. blunt: this is not very complicated. all the essential services act says is that if the people that the government said had to show up, if there's no money to run the government would also be the people that would be prioritized and would be allowed to show up if there's a 2.5% cut. now who can argue with that? the people that are told the weather sraoely bad today -- told the weather is really bad today. if you think you have some risk of your person to get to work, don't come in. but these people are told if you could possibly get to work, get to work, because the food safety inspector, if the food safety inspector doesn't get there, 500,000 americans couldn't work that day if they didn't show up at every food safety facility where that one federal employee has to be there for anybody to work. if the air traffic controller doesn't get there and the runways are cleared off and planes can land and planes can take off, that may
i'll also put this notice from the obama administration in the record without objection. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mr. blunt: this is not very complicated. all the essential services act says is that if the people that the government said had to show up, if there's no money to run the government would also be the people that would be prioritized and would be allowed to show up if there's a 2.5% cut. now who can argue with that? the people that are told the weather...
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the latest effort in his party's campaign to blame all the pain of sequester on the obama administration." why is president obama unnecessarily delaying your flight? that's a quote from eric cantor, wrote in edge in on twitter. if the president wanted to, republicans said, he could easily cut somewhere else and spare travelers any inconvenience. as it happens, sequester law is clear in requiring the f.a.a. and most other agencies to cut their programs by an even amount. that law was foisted on the public after republicans demanding spending cuts in exchange for raising the debt ceiling in 2011. since then the party has rejected every offer to relays the sequester with a more sensible mix of cuts and revenue increases. mr. boehner is so proud of that strategy that he recently congratulated his party for sticking with the sequester and standing up to the present demands for tax increases. but drastic cuts in spending carry a heavy price. republicans certainly don't want voters they care about including business travelers and those who can afford to fly on vacation, to feel it. they to into
the latest effort in his party's campaign to blame all the pain of sequester on the obama administration." why is president obama unnecessarily delaying your flight? that's a quote from eric cantor, wrote in edge in on twitter. if the president wanted to, republicans said, he could easily cut somewhere else and spare travelers any inconvenience. as it happens, sequester law is clear in requiring the f.a.a. and most other agencies to cut their programs by an even amount. that law was...
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it was the dream from harry truman through ted kennedy right through the obama administration. it ensured if you had a pre-existing condition you could not be denied coverage. it ensured that every child in america had health coverage. it ensured if you became sick, that you could not become bankrupt. 2/3 of all bankruptcies in the united states were because of illness. so i was very proud of that vote. and i think that it is something modeled upon the massachusetts law, and i voted for obamacare. i believe that it's important. i believe it goes right to fundamental values in our state and in our contry. -- our country. i believe it is a right and not privilege to have access to health care. i voted yes on obamacare. steve voted no. >> mr. lynch, 90 seconds. >> sure. that's one. let me just address that, that's probably not our biggest difference. the biggest difference between ed and i are really if you look at our records, and i go back, ed is a policy guy, and i'm a people guy. that's why i was explaining before that on all these fights with the bank bailout, ed was with the
it was the dream from harry truman through ted kennedy right through the obama administration. it ensured if you had a pre-existing condition you could not be denied coverage. it ensured that every child in america had health coverage. it ensured if you became sick, that you could not become bankrupt. 2/3 of all bankruptcies in the united states were because of illness. so i was very proud of that vote. and i think that it is something modeled upon the massachusetts law, and i voted for...
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a policy decision the obama administration has made. he was a american citizen and naturalized last september and now a federal law, the national defense authorization act of 2012 that says american citizens cannot be tried in military commission. so it's not -- this debate is not a question about where he should be tried. the republicans who say he should be treated differently, their claim is that while they understand the civilian trial will go forward, they think he should be treated for now as an enemy combatant and questioned without any question about his rights, without any issue about whether information he gives would be used in his trial, and then turn back over to civilian authorities. but, clearly, the justice department will have none of that. that's not how it's going to go. >> he's in a boston hospital under heavy guard and serious condition including a gunshot wound to the throat but he is responding to some questions to a team the federal investigators in writing. any indication as to what he is saying or maybe perhaps
a policy decision the obama administration has made. he was a american citizen and naturalized last september and now a federal law, the national defense authorization act of 2012 that says american citizens cannot be tried in military commission. so it's not -- this debate is not a question about where he should be tried. the republicans who say he should be treated differently, their claim is that while they understand the civilian trial will go forward, they think he should be treated for...
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. >> bill: in that first -- obama administration. do you see -- maybe a better chance because of the political political -- let's see realities facing the republican party? a better chance on immigration? >> well, i do think there is a better chance on immigration. i think at one point they have to decide which one are they going to do. i think when the republicans woke up the day after the election and realized latinos voted, i think that they -- >> bill: hello! did they ever! >> i think they had to come to grips with that reality. and so i think there is a better chance on immigration. we'll just have to wait and see. i sit on judiciary. i sat through, as a matter of fact, our first hearing was about immigration and it went on all day long. and what was very clear that day was that they could handle immigration reform up to citizenship. we will make you legal residents but we just can't go that far. i think donald trump was the one who told the truth. he went to the cpac conference. what did he say? he said 11 million democrats. [
. >> bill: in that first -- obama administration. do you see -- maybe a better chance because of the political political -- let's see realities facing the republican party? a better chance on immigration? >> well, i do think there is a better chance on immigration. i think at one point they have to decide which one are they going to do. i think when the republicans woke up the day after the election and realized latinos voted, i think that they -- >> bill: hello! did they...
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secretary, with regards to north korea, the obama administration has thus far pursued a policy that some has referred to strategic patience. will e that kim jong-un return to the negotiating table and return to denuclearization. we're in a situation where the current dictator has surpassed even his tyrant father and grandfather in unpredictability and recklessness. in a joint subcommittee hearing last week, i think most of our members agreed that the policy of strategic patience, if you want to call it that, has been a failure. i will get the questions out and then you can respond. the second is with reference to burma. certainly we've witnessed dramatic changes in that nation in the past two years, but i think we all agree there may well be some bumps in the road ahead. we applaud the reforms instituted thus far and certainly we're happy to see an emerging new political process last spring by elections, but we're also witnessing an escalation of ethnic violence. the military remains one of the most powerful actors in the country, and instead of working to curtail ethnic violence, it's t
secretary, with regards to north korea, the obama administration has thus far pursued a policy that some has referred to strategic patience. will e that kim jong-un return to the negotiating table and return to denuclearization. we're in a situation where the current dictator has surpassed even his tyrant father and grandfather in unpredictability and recklessness. in a joint subcommittee hearing last week, i think most of our members agreed that the policy of strategic patience, if you want to...
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then president obama declared the u.s. capitol janitors were getting a pay cut, but on further examination, that proved not to be true. customs and border protection initially told their employees, border agents, that they might be furloughed. however, a month into the sequester, customs and border protection walked back that claim and decided to make better use of departmental resources. the director of the national park service said that the sequester might lead to cancellation of washington, d.c.'s cherry blossom festival, but as all the visitors who flocked to d.c. could tell you, the festival went on as planned and the washington metro reported one of the highest ridership days in its history. with all of these bogus claims, it seems that the administration is desperate to prove that it wasn't crying wolf after all. for example, we're learning that the federal aviation administration is now deliberately engineering flight delays, deliberately engineering flight delays just as families gear up for their summer travel.
then president obama declared the u.s. capitol janitors were getting a pay cut, but on further examination, that proved not to be true. customs and border protection initially told their employees, border agents, that they might be furloughed. however, a month into the sequester, customs and border protection walked back that claim and decided to make better use of departmental resources. the director of the national park service said that the sequester might lead to cancellation of washington,...
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>> there was a major investment in the clinton administration, in the bush administration, and the obama administration. it's been something there's been broip agreement on. i would note the head of nih in the bush administration has been critical of the impact of the cuts on sequester both in term of medical research and future economic growth. >> thank you. >> thank you, mr. chairman. thank you for being here, mr. secretary. i want to go back to questioning from the gentleman from georgia related to the limit on individual type of retirements. this would apply equally to men and women. >> it is neutral with regard to gender. do you think that women need less retirement income than men? >> i don't think this is a provision that says either men or women need more or less. it's a provision that the tax benefit should be available to a certain amount. and the amount is $3 million. >> this that case, i'm in at the loss on the pop. the limit is based on a gender-neutral contribution. and women live longer than men. annuity are more aexpensive. and this means that any cap on a tax advantage r
>> there was a major investment in the clinton administration, in the bush administration, and the obama administration. it's been something there's been broip agreement on. i would note the head of nih in the bush administration has been critical of the impact of the cuts on sequester both in term of medical research and future economic growth. >> thank you. >> thank you, mr. chairman. thank you for being here, mr. secretary. i want to go back to questioning from the...
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administration is deporting a saudi national who is behind the bombings. it is the wild wild west. we were saying -- somebody made a good point in the paper yesterday, that it makes you almost wish for the days of the 6:00 pm news where you had to wait, but at least it was reasonably accurate and responsible. >> yeah, and the "new york post" and fox news have gone the way of making it up as they go along. cnn has fallen in this trap of so interested in beating everybody else by a couple of seconds that they will put something on the air that they haven't confirmed. and then they will say this may be speculation, but let me tell you. just report what you are seeing. especially like right now. you have reporters on the scene, who are 2 or 300 yards away. what are you hearing from them. >> stephanie: david we're going to let you go to you have can get it right at the top of the hour. >> all right. thank, stephanie. >> stephanie: all right. honey. >> we can confirm that the attack was caused by martians i'm sorry, i am told that is not true. >> stephanie: and
administration is deporting a saudi national who is behind the bombings. it is the wild wild west. we were saying -- somebody made a good point in the paper yesterday, that it makes you almost wish for the days of the 6:00 pm news where you had to wait, but at least it was reasonably accurate and responsible. >> yeah, and the "new york post" and fox news have gone the way of making it up as they go along. cnn has fallen in this trap of so interested in beating everybody else by...
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on the issue of the obama administration, during the 2008 campaign, president obama criticized the bush administration's treatment of detainees. candidate obama promised to close guantÁnamo and to reject torture without exception or equivocation to the also criticized previous administration for executive secrecy, including repeated invocation of the state secret privilege to get civil lawsuits thrown out of course, and he promised to lead a new era of openness. the administration has fulfilled some of those promises, and inconspicuously failed to fulfill others. in some cases because congress has lost them but in other places -- block them. as mentioned earlier, i level of secrecy surrounding the rendition and torture of detainees cannot continue to be justified on the basis of national security. the authorized enhanced techniques have been publicly disclosed, and the cia has approved its former employees publication of detailed accounts of individuals and interrogation. ongoing classification of gerald document these practices serves only to conceal evidence of wrongdoing and to make
on the issue of the obama administration, during the 2008 campaign, president obama criticized the bush administration's treatment of detainees. candidate obama promised to close guantÁnamo and to reject torture without exception or equivocation to the also criticized previous administration for executive secrecy, including repeated invocation of the state secret privilege to get civil lawsuits thrown out of course, and he promised to lead a new era of openness. the administration has...
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by and large, i think the bush and obama administration should be alawed for the efforts. the men and women who work in our law enforcement agencies to keep us safe. when the tragedies occur, we can't help but be heart broken. >> host: let's move to the budget. in the front page of the "washington post" this morning has the headline "lawmakers ready to weigh entitlement, president obama offered to trim -- g.o.p. leaders are embarrassing the proposal and rushing to jump start a debate that delve even more deeply to the touching topic of federal spending on the elderrerly. where do you come down for cpi, as being called as well as hired medicare premium yum and reduced benefit for welfare senior. >> guest: i think you have to start with the premises we can't keep spending money. we have. at the same time we have seniors who have paid in to these programs and folks years away from retirement who paid to social security and medicare with the understanding they have the are security that comes from the program being strong. actuary of either party will tell you the number in me
by and large, i think the bush and obama administration should be alawed for the efforts. the men and women who work in our law enforcement agencies to keep us safe. when the tragedies occur, we can't help but be heart broken. >> host: let's move to the budget. in the front page of the "washington post" this morning has the headline "lawmakers ready to weigh entitlement, president obama offered to trim -- g.o.p. leaders are embarrassing the proposal and rushing to jump...
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more than 160 people have been taken to local hospitals, and president obama has opinion notified. the administration is monitoring this situation via fema which is in contact with state and local officials in texas. here's waco police sergeant patrick swanson just a short time ago. >> there is a significant area around the fertilizer plant that has been destroyed. homes have been destroyed and there are homes flattened and part of that community is gone. >> nbc's charles hadlock is live in the small town of west, texas. charles, what are people saying so far? what's the latest? >> reporter: they say it's a very tedious process, but they are still holding out hope that they will find survivors in the rubble that is left in the northern part of west, texas. the plant itself is on the northeast corner of town, and it exploded last night after fire broke out about 7:30. about 7:45 the fire chief realized the fire was getting out of control. he order his men out, and seven minutes later the whole building exploded. jill jenkins was a triage nurse. she was one of the first ones to arriv
more than 160 people have been taken to local hospitals, and president obama has opinion notified. the administration is monitoring this situation via fema which is in contact with state and local officials in texas. here's waco police sergeant patrick swanson just a short time ago. >> there is a significant area around the fertilizer plant that has been destroyed. homes have been destroyed and there are homes flattened and part of that community is gone. >> nbc's charles hadlock is...
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secretary, with regards to north korea, the obama administration has pursued a policy that some have referred to as strategic patience. we held kim jong-un boosting the jon un g uyn will see the error of his ways. the current dictator has surpassed his father and grandfather and unpredictability and recklessness. in a joint committee said hearing last week, both members agreed the policy of strategic patients has been a failure. i appreciate your response. with burma, we have witnessed dramatic changes. there may be some bumps and the road ahead. we applaud the reforms of farmer happy to see an emerging the political process but we are witnessing an escalation of ethnic violence. the military remains one of the most powerful actors in the country and the instead of working to curtail ethnic violence, it is thought by many to be the perpetrator. it would appear the president cannot keep his regional commanders under control in many instances. what steps the administration be withg in his discussions burmese officials distressed the continued progress and still -- in civil society and
secretary, with regards to north korea, the obama administration has pursued a policy that some have referred to as strategic patience. we held kim jong-un boosting the jon un g uyn will see the error of his ways. the current dictator has surpassed his father and grandfather and unpredictability and recklessness. in a joint committee said hearing last week, both members agreed the policy of strategic patients has been a failure. i appreciate your response. with burma, we have witnessed dramatic...
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the dinner came hours after the senate dealt a stinging blow to obama's agending by rejecting a white house backed plan on background checks for gun sales. obama invited a dozen democratic senators to join him for an informal dinner after holding two similar meetings with separate groups of republican senators. senators dick durbin, dianne feinstein, ron wyden, jack reed, landrieu, jean shaheen, michael ben it, and chris coons were some of the democratic senators that attended. first call up during this segment of the "washington journal" comes from tony in mow desso -- modesto, california. hi. caller: i wanted to bring up the fact yesterday about obama was out there and democrats out there talked about how the n.r.a. lied and were calling people liars. what amazed me is they never talk about those, all these lies that had to do with obamacare. lie after lie after lie. that's all the democrats do is lie. but they call other people liars. and i think that all the companies ought to make sure that when they have to lay off people for obamacare, make sure it's your democrat voters that g
the dinner came hours after the senate dealt a stinging blow to obama's agending by rejecting a white house backed plan on background checks for gun sales. obama invited a dozen democratic senators to join him for an informal dinner after holding two similar meetings with separate groups of republican senators. senators dick durbin, dianne feinstein, ron wyden, jack reed, landrieu, jean shaheen, michael ben it, and chris coons were some of the democratic senators that attended. first call up...
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the obama administration is committed to supporting progressive evidence-based programs that can make a real difference right away. for the first time, we are working and supporting the use of those, reversal drug so that first responders are prepared to safely handle individuals who are experiencing life threatening overdoses and help prevent doubts associated with the nation's drug abuse epidemic. in 2010, changing the subject for a minute, in 2010, president obama eliminated minimum sentence for possession of crack cocaine. we know the disparity, sentencing, particularly the impact in the african-american community, could be quite devastating. well, this is the first time or that was the first time in 40 years a mandatory drug sentence was repealedded, done, by the way, in a bipartisan manner. we're institutionalizing a public health approach to drug policy with the affordable care act. there's another name for the affordable care act, but we call it the affordable care act. [laughter] it's going to make a big difference with people in this field particularly requiring insurance co
the obama administration is committed to supporting progressive evidence-based programs that can make a real difference right away. for the first time, we are working and supporting the use of those, reversal drug so that first responders are prepared to safely handle individuals who are experiencing life threatening overdoses and help prevent doubts associated with the nation's drug abuse epidemic. in 2010, changing the subject for a minute, in 2010, president obama eliminated minimum sentence...